Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-31
NORTH STATE CROPS
ENCOURAGING AND INTERESTING BE
PORTS or THEIR CONDITION.
The Commencement sesson-rhe Exercises
at Various Institutions Current
Eews Notes and Briefs.
rpecIal telegram 70 The pi.p.,ch.I

ported and this Il very slight Labor -
repotied as efficient. Com 1, coming
M well and looks vigorous. The con-
dillon Of wheat Il excellent, and the
crop Is expected to show 10 per cent. in
erase on the United States crop reports.
TobarcO IL not doing so well. A great deal
was killed by the cold weather. In some
sections The farmers have abandoned to-
hacco, ploughed up the land. and put II in
corn. The department says, however, that
the regular tobatco-gTowers who under
stand. both raising and curiog will probibly
have fine crops. The condition OF the crop
Of oais Is not good. IL will be about equal
to that Of last year. which was below the
average. The crop OF rye is always light
IN this state, but It's condition is reported
good. The crop OF rice Is average. aud its
condition is satisfactory. The lrish-polato
crop is all right. TIE character OF the
weather during May has been entirely IA.
yOrabic for all crops save tobfcco.
News has been received 81 the death oil
DR.. Clark Whittier at the town OF Whittier.
about sixty miles southwest Of Asheyille.
DR.. Whittier was a relative OF the poet
Whittier, and two years ago made large
purchase OF land and founded the town OF
whittier. His death was sudden and un-
expected.
This afternoon the cornerstone OF Baden
street Methodist church. at Wimlng,on,
was laid with proper ceremonies ny Rev.
DIR. A. T.. Yates. Rev. Or. futile deliver.
ed the address, Rev. 4. q. Gault offered
pray er, and Rev. j. T. Kendall pronounced
the benedictiOn.
Archibald Martin lcolOreG) was brought
10 Rockingham, Richmond county, SlIur.
day, He Is charged with shooting and
killing Henry Mcneil (colored) ten days
ago. He confessed the deed to his wife,
who betrayed him. lie was arrested by
two deputies, but made a desperate at
tempt to escape. lie was fired at five
times, hut was not hit, and was recaptured
by two other men.
william Scott IA negro is In Jail at Lum-
berton. Robson county. Two years ago
he shot and killed negro in that county,
and has ever since eluded pursuit. He
spent most OF his time in south Carolina.
sheriff Smith arrested him at Laurenburg
on clpidS from Robson.
Governor Scales leaves for Chapel Hill
to morrow to ptterd the university CON-
mencem,nt. It is customary for the Gov
ernor to present the graduating class with
their diplomas, and Governor Scales will
probably perform this duty. The Gov
ernor will attend the commencement at
Trinity College next month June 23d). He
will address the commencement OF the
High school at Monroe, Union county.
He will also deliver the address at the COM
mencenent OF Wilson Female College on
July 9TH.
William NJ. Utley, editor of the Ecening
Visitor Of this city, is very sick with cl-
iarrhal.f, yer.
Deput,.t Ollcctor Lindsey and posse
have succ cded in arTesting William Heath,
noted mOoDsbincr, in Richmond county.
For two years he had carried on on Illicit
distileiy. md wss caught in the very act
of MAKING whiskey. He is in jail to be
iri6d at Ilc next term OF court at Cnlr-
oiie.
The clc.k Of the supreme Court to-day
,iaicd thrt the court would probably adj
curn in tn days.
TIE RETURN or TIE MILITARY.
b The GcVtrnOr's Guard returned from
Washington Yesterday on special train,
aud this crack company Of the state was
given a hearty and general welcome. IL
was the youngest company at the enclmp-
meni, and certainly acquitted itself with
great credit IN all respects.
Editor KING CASE.
To-day AZ Durham Superior Court the
trial OF C. +. King, the editor Of the Char.
lotto Craftsman, began. He is charged
with publishing IN his paper, an organ OF
tie knights Of Labor, an article from 4
Richmond labor journal attacking the Dur
ham Cotton Manufacturing Company.
Klrg is orly twenty years OF age. being, IN
fact, the Youngest editor in the state.
King has been at Raleigh in conference win
some OF the chiefs OF his order, and this
BIS given ri,c to rumor that he j. to re-
ceiye the aid Of the Knights. lie certainly
has their sympathy. He claims That he pub
lished the article simply a, matter ofnegS.
II charged the Owner- OF the c0ttOu-mills
with cruelty, harshne,s, oyerwOrking en-
plOycs, dc.
EVENTS OF TIE CURRENT WEEK.
Yesterday the commencement exercises
Of Oak.RiCgc institute begin with a SER
mon. To day there were addresses and
other exercises, and tomorrow evening
the annual concert will be given.
Rev. DR.. +. II. Johnston, OF Winston,
Yesterday preached the annual sermon be-
fore the gTrdtiIling class at Peace Institute
in the First "resbytcrian church, this city.
The commencement exercises Of this school
have been necessarily greatly curtallcd,
owing 10 the serious illness OF Captain John
Il. Burwcli. one OF the principals. This
evening the commencement was bcld.
there were eight members OF the gTldn-
allng elias. Tomorrow evening the annual
concert will re given.
Nr. ". ID. roy, professor OF modern
languages, has returned TO the University
OF North Carolina entirely recOyere in
health, and will resume his duties next ses-
sion, beginning the last Thursday in Au-
gust. Duiing bis absence his classes were
ably instructed by Professor Hans Schmidt,
Il graduate Of the University OF Sirls1urg,
who was recommended by Professor
Elliott, OF Johns Hopkins.
To-day ut Rock Ford, Sorry county. a
marble monument TO the memory OF Mqi0r
Thomas y. Crumper.a gallant cavalry OF.
fcor Of the Confederate states army, wa
unveiled, and an addreS. upOn his life and
cbgracler vas delivered by Hon. v. IL. II.
owltS, u. c.
Tire commencement eXercl.es OF Tho nls'
Vile Female College began SUNDAY, when
Rev. william II. Strickland preached the
annual sermon before the graduating class.
The concert will be given 10 morrow eve
ming.